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Connect your Mini DVI Apple MacBook® or iMac® computer to your HDTV

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Overview

The MDVIHDMIMF Mini DVI to HDMI® Video Adapter for MacBooks® and iMacs® features one 32-pin mini-DVI Male and one HDMI Female connector, allowing the video signal from a mini DVI equipped device to be output to an HDMI-equipped TV set or A/V Receiver.

This is the perfect solution for using your HDTV instead of a computer monitor, or watch movies directly on your TV from your mini DVI equipped Apple MacBook or iMac Computer.

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Add an external display to a mini-DVI equipped Apple® MacBook® or iMac® computer and create a simple dual monitor setup

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A passive video signal converter changes the type of connection that is being used but does not change the signal that passes through the converter. Because the video signal is not modified, passive converters tend to be smaller, simpler, and less expensive than active video signal converters. Examples of passive converters include DVI-I to VGA, HDMI to DVI, and DisplayPort to Mini-DisplayPort converters.

An active video signal converter modifies both the type of connection that is being used and the signal that passes through the converter. Because this type of conversion can be complex, active converters tend to be larger than passive video signal converters and sometimes require additional power. Examples of active converters include DVI-D to VGA, HDMI to DisplayPort, and VGA to HDMI converters.

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Digital Visual Interface (DVI) is a video display interface that can contain different types of signaling, based on the application. DVI cables and ports are created using different connector types to identify what application they are intended to be used in. The connector types are identified by the number of pins on the DVI connector. DVI comes in the following five different connector types:

Note: The maximum resolution of your video source and video destination are ultimately determined by the technical specifications of the devices. The connector type is not a definitive indicator of the maximum resolution.

DVI-A carries only analog (for example, VGA) with no digital component. DVI-D carries only digital video (for example, HDMI) with no analog component. DVI-I combines DVI-A and DVI-D connections to include both analog and digital components. A DVI-I port may be on either your video source or display, but whether or not a display carries either or both analog and digital sources depends on the technical specifications of your device.